I had high hopes for this DVD when I rented it. INXS was one of my favorite bands in the 1980’s, from the first moment that I caught a glimpse of their […]
DVD Review – INXS: The Years 1979-1997 – Far From Complete
Documentary Review: Wham! on Netflix
I was a teenager in the early 1980s when “new wave” music hit, and living on Long Island, I had a front-row seat to the second British Invasion thanks to WLIR. Yet, […]
Book Review: Nasher Says Relax by Brian Nash – Welcome to the Pleasuredome
In the 1980s, just about everyone owned a t-shirt that said FRANKIE SAY RELAX. Frankie Goes to Hollywood took the world by storm with their double-disc debut album (this was when there […]
DVD Review: Essential Music Videos: 80’s Hard Rock – This DVD is Anything But Essential
Back in 2003, Rhino Flashback released a series of short DVDs ostensibly to create a library of top videos in various music categories. They called the series Essential Music Videos. Most of […]
Book Review – Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock by Sammy Hagar: Sex & Drugs & Rock Music
One weekend I curled up with a bottle of wine, cranked my iPod, and settled in to read an autobiography I’d wanted to get my hands on since I first heard about […]
Genesis: Live at Wembley Stadium – What Every Concert DVD Should Aspire to Be
Although the rock band Genesis’ “official” formation date is 1967, it wasn’t until the early to mid 1980s that the band hit it big. For some longtime fans, it’s the time the […]
Book Review: Put the Needle on the Record – An Art Almost Lost
I’m a child of the 1980’s. My late teens and early 20’s encompassed that decade, and what I remember of it was a lot of fun. There’s a lot of it I […]
DVD Review – Annie Lennox: Totally Diva – Totally Annie
Annie Lennox spent years as the lead singer for the Eurythmics before striking out on her own. Diva was her first solo album in 1992 and a video companion was crafted for […]
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